At least 2 people killed and more than 3 injured in explosion at Kabul Airport on Sunday
KABUL BLAST BREAKING, August, 29: At least two people were killed while three others were injured after a rocket hit a residential building in Kabul on Sunday, according to media reports.
The blast took place in Khawaja Bughra area. Photos and videos on social media show large plumes of smoke rising from the site at around 1.30pm UK time, while panic could be heard among people present there.
Earlier on Saturday, United States president Joe Biden had warned that a new terror attack was likely at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan in less than two days, as he put the timeframe for the predicted attack to “the next 24 to 36 hours”. The State Department also urged all US citizens to leave the area near the airport because of a “specific, credible threat”.